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Happy Celandine Day. This day goes back to 1795 an Happy Celandine Day. This day goes back to 1795 and the work of naturalist Gilbert White who recorded that 21 February was the day he would first see the Celandine flowers. Now thanks to climate change we see them much earlier. Despite the chill and snow, celandines have been flowering under our oaks for the last few weeks
Goosegrass pops up everywhere at the moment, here Goosegrass pops up everywhere at the moment, here on top of a wall. Just as well as I'm harvesting as much as possible for my locked up geese - they love it. . . . #goosegrass #avianflu #weed
A row of poplars looking quite architectural again A row of poplars looking quite architectural against a blue sky, always look good at this time of year
Record keeping ... Our #allotments are certified # Record keeping ... Our #allotments are certified #organic with the @soilassociation so all the allotmenteers have to use organic seed ( or get derogation for nonorganic vars), and keep records of rotations, composts used etc. These are planning plans, diaries and seed packets for the annual inspection
Yesterday saw the last of the frosty mornings, bee Yesterday saw the last of the frosty mornings, been raining ever since! This clump of chard was one of the few that has survived the attention of the rabbits
Seasonal veg, plenty of brassicas in the bed to ke Seasonal veg, plenty of brassicas in the bed to keep us going so long as I get there before the little curries that like to gnaw on them!
Not long now.... Rhubarb!! so long as it doesn't g Not long now.... Rhubarb!! so long as it doesn't get buried in snow! . . . . #rhubarb #kitchengarden #organicgardening #organicgarden #vegetablegarden #rhubarbseason #growyourownfood #GYO #growingfood #healthygarden #somersetgardens
Collecting handfuls of goosegrass ( aka cleavers, Collecting handfuls of goosegrass ( aka cleavers, sticky grass, galium aparine) for my 'locked down' geese - which they love - full of nutrients and natural wormer. . . . . #geese #avianflu #stickywilly, #cleavers #goosegrass #wormer
Looks like a long-tailed furry has been raiding it Looks like a long-tailed furry has been raiding it's winter stash of my walnuts. Thanks to its autumn activity I didn't get any walnuts, but I have quite a few walnut seedlings from previous years stashes . . . . #walnut #walnutshell #squirrel #nut #tree
Another weird fungus, this time a cup fungus calle Another weird fungus, this time a cup fungus called peziza which I found growing over the surface of some straw-based mulch. They are fragile and come and go but show there is plenty of fungal life in the soil . . . . . #fungi #peziza #fungiofinstagram #fungus #decomposition #soilhealth #soillife #organicgardening #organicgardener #organicgarden #soil #weirdfungi
There's some weird stuff appearing in our fields a There's some weird stuff appearing in our fields at this time of year! It looks pretty disgusting, like the innards of some poor animal but it's fungal and it's getting larger by the day. It's a jelly fungus. Not sure which - possibly a star jelly. It's the type of thing you walk past without a second glance but it's really worth getting down on your knees for a closer look - they are fascinating organisms! . . . #fungiofinstagram #fungi #fungiphotography #weirdfungi #jellyfungus
A bit of #rewilding, here's a wander around a 2 ac A bit of #rewilding, here's a wander around a 2 acre field that I'm rewilding, we dug out a half acre pond 15 yrs ago and created some mounds divided by gullies from the spoil to diversify the habitats for colonisation, we had lots of weeds to start but then the willow arrived, followed by oak. I counted 7 young oak trees, some ash plus blackthorn spreading from surrounding hedgerow.Towards the end of the video you can see the pond surrounded by willow and poplar and the grassy area that is a damp wildflower meadow which attracts loads of butterflies and bees in summer
A mini treasure trove! Lifted some fallen leaves i A mini treasure trove! Lifted some fallen leaves in my Victorian lean-to and underneath I found 20 ground beetles sheltering in a crevice. Brilliant natural predators, no wonder I don't see many slugs under the overwintering pots! . . #naturalpredator #naturalgardening #predator #groundbeetle #organicgardening #organicallygrown #noslugs #beetle #insect #gardenwildlife
#sage this plant has been producing loads of shoot #sage this plant has been producing loads of shoots all year and still going strong, needless to say the #dehyrator gas been busy and I have plenty of dried sage for cooking is it didn't do well in the main beds as I have heavy clay soil but took off when moved to a well drained bed at the bottom of a south facing wall
Snails! Uncovered this cluster when collecting lea Snails! Uncovered this cluster when collecting leaf litter, hunkered down for the winter, left them alone as on the wall well away from garden . . #snails #hibernation #overwintering #gardenpests #leaflitter #walledgarden #walledkitchengarden #gardening #gardenanimals #molluscs #shell
Productive session clearing leaves from the drive, Productive session clearing leaves from the drive, these will be left to compost and form leaf mould - an essential element t for diy potting compost in 2022. So easy - just collect those leaves! #gardenlockdownjobs
Velvet shank growing on a dead wych elm, pops up e Velvet shank growing on a dead wych elm, pops up every year on the same tree. Sadly we've lost most of the young elm trees on the farm over the last few years. Elm seedlings pop up everywhere, in the hedges and scrubby margins. They grow really quickly but once they get to a certain size the elm beetles find them and within a season they are dead. It's been a bad couple of yrs and we have lots of young dead trees most around 7 /10 years old, but even three year old saplings succumbed this year, probably stressed by the dry spring. Those which are trimmed in the hedge tend to survive as they are kept small and masked by the presence of other spp around them. #dutchelmdisease #elm #fungi #fungusphotography #velvetshank #deadtree #mushroomsofinstagram #organicgardening #organicfarm #mushroomphotography #fungiphotography #fungiofinstagram
Giant Bolivian Achocha glut 🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒 o Giant Bolivian Achocha glut 🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒 on the way, it's growing in the polytunnel and taking over from the #trombocino #courgette glut. Lost crop of the Incas useful crop which I use in stir fries while larger fruits are hollow so I remove the large black seeds and stuff them. Easy to grow, somewhat rampant climber! Doesn't seem to suffer from mildew. You can get seed from @realseeds . . . . #polytunnel #achocha #achochaglut #vegetablesofinstagram #vegetablegarden #growtoeat #GYO #ediblegarden #growingfood #organicgardening #organicallygrown #polytunnelgrowing #climbingplants #incas
Still plenty to harvest and the #courgette glut co Still plenty to harvest and the #courgette glut continues .... Last of the squash and a trawl of the #polytunnel . . . . #ediblegarden #vegplot #polytunnellife #growtoeat #organicgardening #organicallygrown #leek #chard #allotmentuk #allotments #squash #achocha #GYO #allotmentgarden #harvest #vegetablesofinstagram #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #growingfood #greenfingers #permaculture #selfsufficiency #selfsufficient #climatechangegarden #healthygarden
They are still busy! Cabbage white caterpillars 🐛🐛🐛 munching the nasturtiums, not seen them active so late in the year before!, no doubt they will pupate and overwinter ready to pop out early next year, need a hard frost to finish them off. . . #caterpillar #cabbagewhite #nasturtium #gardenpests
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  • Kim Stoddart Kim Stoddart
    • Soil health
    • In search of good companions
    • Plants to leave in the ground
    • Saving seeds of resilience part 1
    • Wellbeing through gardening
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    • It’s going to rain this week!
    • My garden’s been flooded, what can I do?
    • Urban creep increases the risk of flooding
    • Saving seeds of resilience part 2
    • Climate change gardening at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival

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